Ashcombe Park is a
country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
and estate near
Cheddleton
Cheddleton is an ancient parish and village in the Staffordshire Moorlands, near to the town of Leek, Staffordshire, Leek, England.
History
The village is divided into two distinct communities – the traditional village and the modern Redrow ...
, in
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, England.
The house is a Grade II*
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
, listed on 2 May 1953.
History and description
Botham Hall, built in the 16th century, stood on the site later occupied by Ashcombe Park House; it was once surrounded by a deer park, and in the late 18th century it was owned by the Debank family.
["Ashcombe Park, Cheddleton"]
Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 2 February 2020.["Ashcombe Park, Cheddleton"]
Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
Ashcombe Park House was built from 1807 to 1811 for William Sneyd, after his marriage to Jane Debank. The architect and builder was
James Trubshaw
James Trubshaw (13 February 1777 – 28 October 1853) was an English builder, architect and civil engineer.[ashlar
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, and has a
Tuscan porte-cochère
A porte-cochère (; , late 17th century, literally 'coach gateway'; plural: porte-cochères, portes-cochères) is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street or a covered porch-like ...
, said to have been moved from another Sneyd house, Belmont Hall in
Cheadle.
["Belmont Hall, Cheadle"]
Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 4 February 2020. There is a walled garden, and the parkland is surrounded by a stone wall.[
]
See also
* Listed buildings in Cheddleton
Cheddleton is a civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England. It contains 84 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, ten are at Grade II*, the middle of the t ...
* The Ashes, Endon
The Ashes near Endon in Staffordshire is a building of historical significance and is Grade II* listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in the 17th century probably by Sir John Bellot and was the home of many notable residents for t ...
References
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Grade II* listed buildings in Staffordshire
Country houses in Staffordshire